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Ingredient Quantities and Equivalents

(If a recipe calls for a certain measurement, these guidelines will help
you in determining how much to purchase.)

Active Dry Yeast

1 package

1 cake compressed

Apples

1 medium

1 cup sliced

Apricots

1 pound, 8-10 whole

2 1/2 cups sliced

Asparagus

1 pound, 18-24 spears

2-2 1/2 cups(1 inch pieces)

Bananas

3 medium

1 cup mashed

Beans

1 cup dry

2 1/2 cups cooked

Blue Berries

1 pound

3 cups

Broccoli

1 pound

4 cups florets

Bread Crumbs

4 slices

1 cup dry crumbs

Bread Crumbs

1 slice

3/4 cup soft crumbs

Brown Sugar

1/2 pound

1 1/4 cups

Butter

1 pound

2 cups

Butter

1 pound

4 sticks

Butter

1 stick

1/4 pound

Butter

1 stick

1/2 cup

Cabbage

1 pound

4 cups shredded

Carrots

1 Medium

1/2 cup sliced, chopped or shredded

Cauliflower

1 medium head

 6 cups florets

Celery

1 stalk

1/2 cup sliced or shopped

Cheese, American

1 lb shredded

4 cups

Cheese, Bleu

1/4 lb crumbled

1 cup

Cheese, Cheddar

1 pound

4 cups grated

Cheese, Cheddar

4 ounces

1 cup grated

Cheese, Cottage

1 pound

2 cups

Cheese, Cream

1/2 pound

8 ounces

Cheese, Cream

6 ounces

3/4 cup

Cherries

1 quart

2 cups pitted

Chocolate

1 ounce

1 square

Chocolate Chips

6 ounces

1 cup

Corn Flakes

3 cups

1 cup crushed

Crackers, Soda

28 crackers

1 cup crumbs

Crackers, Graham

14 squares

1 cup crumbs

Cranberries

1 pound

3 cups sauce

Cream

1 cup un-whipped

2 cups whipped

Crumbs (cracker)

1 cup

28 crackers

Dates

1 lb whole

1 1/2 cups pitted & cut

Eggs

5 medium

1 cup

Egg Whites

8 to 10

1 cup

Egg Yolks

12 to 14

1 cup

Fat

2 cups

1 pound

Flour, Sifted

4 cups

1 pound

Flour, Cake

4 1/2 cups

1 pound

Flour, Whole Wheat

3 1/2 cups

1 pound

Garlic

1 clove

1/2 teaspoon minced

Granulated sugar

1/2 pound

1 cup

Grapes

1 pound

 2 1/2 cups

Horseradish

1 Tb sp fresh

2 Tb sp bottled

Leek

1 medium

1/3 cup sliced

Lemon

1 medium

3 Tb sp juice

Macaroni

1/2 pound

4 cups cooked

Mango

1 medium

1 cup sliced

Marshmallows

10 miniatures

1 large

Melon (cantaloupe)

1 medium, 2 1/2 pounds

6 cups cubed or 5 1/2 cups balls

Melon (Honeydew)

1 medium, 2 1/2 pounds

6 cups cubed  or 5 1/2 cups balls

Mushrooms

1 lb fresh

6 oz canned

Nectarine

1 medium

1 cup sliced or 3/4 cup chopped

Onions

1 medium

1/2 cup chopped

Onion (green)

1 medium

2 tablespoons sliced

Orange

1 medium

1/3 cup juice

Papaya

1 medium

1 1/4 sliced

Parsnip

1 medium

3/4 cup 1 cup sliced or chopped

Peach

1 medium

1 cup sliced or 3/4 cup chopped

Pear

1 medium

1 cup sliced or chopped

Peanuts

5 ounces

1 cup

Pecans, chopped

4 1/2 ounces

1 cup

Pecans, halves

3 3/4 ounces

1 cup

Pepper, Sweet

1 medium

1 cup strips or 3/4 cup chopped

Pineapple

1 medium, 4 pounds

4 1/2 cups peeled and cubed

Potatoes

1 pound

3 cups cubed or 2/3 cups peeled

Raspberries

1 pound

4 cups

Rice

1 cup uncooked

3 1/2 cups cooked

Rhubarb

1 pound

4 cups sliced

Shallot

1 medium

2 tablespoons finely chopped

Spaghetti

7 ounces

4 cups cooked

Squash (summer)

1 medium

1 1/4 cups sliced

Squash (winter)

2pounds

4 cups chopped or 2 cups mashed

Strawberries

1 pint (1 pound)

3 cups whole or 2 1/2 cups sliced

Sugar, Granulated

2 cups

1 pound

Sugar, Powdered

3.5 to 4 cups

1 pound

Sugar, Brown

2 1/4 cups

1 pound

Tomato

1 medium

1/2 peeled, seeded and chopped

Vanilla Wafers

22 wafers

1 cup crumbs

Walnuts, chopped

4 1/2 ounces

1 cup

Walnuts, halves

3 1/2 ounces

1 cup

Walnuts

1 lb unshelled

1 1/2 cups shelled